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Why did American people increasingly opposed the war in Vietnam?
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∙ 16y ago
Because journalists like Walter Cronkite and reporters in the fields of Vietnam very publicly doubted the course of the war. Troops were shown along with gore in a war on televisions in the United States. http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/V/htmlV/vietnamonte/vietnamonte.htm The counterculture became strong opposition to the war because the war represented the over-controling 50s mentality many grew up in. Opposition to the Vietnam War built on the large pacifist and isolationist movement against World War I and to a lesser extent World War II. A notable organization was Students for A Democratic Society. Many people felt the war was the wrong policy for a domestically troubled country despite the communist threat. Among minorities and young people the belief that Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were about to change their policies against the Vietnam War increased opposition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmc2EzkRDkI
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∙ 13y agoMothers and Fathers (especially Mothers) didn't appreciate having their sons drafted to fight it. Neither did wives, sisters, aunts, grandparents, and girlfriends.
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What are the nicknames for people who opposed the Vietnam war?
Doves
Why did so many people opposed the Vietnam war?
Some people were against the Vietnam War because young men were being drafted to fight in the war.
What effect did the Vietnam war have on American people?
It underminded public trust in American leaders.
Why were many American people turning against the Vietnam war and which groups were opposed to the war and why?
The military draft. Which groups? Those that were effected by the military draft; young men and their supporters (wives, girlfriends, sisters, cousins, etc. etc. etc.).
What president during the Vietnam era was considered a hawk?
Tricky Dick, as known to the American people; B52 Nixon as known to the GIs in Vietnam.
What are the nicknames for people who opposed the Vietnam war?
Doves
Why were many African American leaders opposed to the Vietnam war?
Because rich people choose not to go while poor people didnt have no choice but to go and because they didnt approve fighting with anyone
Why were many African American leaders opposed to Vietnam war?
Because rich people choose not to go while poor people didnt have no choice but to go and because they didnt approve fighting with anyone
Compare and contrast the Vietnam war and the American war?
Most people know what the Vietnam War is; what is the American War?
Who was the Vietnam war against?
About one half of the American people.
Why did so many people opposed the Vietnam war?
Some people were against the Vietnam War because young men were being drafted to fight in the war.
What effect did the Vietnam war have on American people?
It underminded public trust in American leaders.
What was the effect of the Vietnam war on American people?
Draft riots.
What is the opinion of the United Nations regarding the Vietnam War?
As was the American people, the UN was divided on the Vietnam War.
Why were many American people turning against the Vietnam war and which groups were opposed to the war and why?
The military draft. Which groups? Those that were effected by the military draft; young men and their supporters (wives, girlfriends, sisters, cousins, etc. etc. etc.).
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal during the Vietnam's war?
American leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.
How did people from the 1920s feel about prohibition?
At the beginning, many people were very optimistic but as its failures became increasingly evident more and more people came to oppose Prohibition. By the time of its repeal, 74% of voters opposed it.
